Fiveangled dodder vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Perognathus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).